Title :
Pump-to-Stokes transfer of relative intensity noise in Brillouin fiber ring lasers
Author :
Geng, Jihong ; Jiang, Shibin
Author_Institution :
NP Photonics Inc., Tucson
Abstract :
Pump-to-Stokes RIN transfer function in Brillouin ring lasers is studied experimentally in frequency and time domain, indicating 40-60 dB RIN reduction at anti-resonant frequencies. At resonant frequencies the transfer function is still much lower than unity.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; fibre lasers; optical transfer function; ring lasers; Brillouin fiber ring lasers; frequency domain; pump to Stokes transfer; relative intensity noise; time domain; Brillouin scattering; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser stability; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348303
